Prayers for Bobby (2009)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
She loves everything about her son...except who he is.
Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.
- Released: 2009-01-24
- Genres: Drama, History, TV Movie
- Runtime: 1h 29m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10 from 653 votes
Directed by Russell Mulcahy.
Top cast
- Sigourney Weaver as Mary Griffith
- Henry Czerny as Robert Griffith
- Ryan Kelley as Bobby Griffith
- Austin Nichols as Ed Griffith
- Carly Schroeder as Joy Griffith
- Scott Bailey as David
- Rebecca Louise Miller as Jeanette
- Shannon Eagen as Nancy Griffith
- Susan Ruttan as Betty Lambert
- Dan Butler as Reverend Whitsell
Where to watch Prayers for Bobby
- United States: stream on Disney Plus, Lifetime Movie Club, Lifetime Movie Club Apple TV channel, Lifetime Movie Club Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, Xumo Play
- United Kingdom: watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: watch free on Plex
- Australia: watch free on Plex
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