TV Movie

Prayers for Bobby

Name: Prayers for Bobby
Genre: Drama, Biography, Romance
Released: 2009
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Ryan Kelley, Austin Nichols

2009·1h 30m·TV-14

DramaBiographyRomance

IMDb Rating

★ 8.0/10

19,296 votes

True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.

Prayers for Bobby is a 2009 drama biography movie directed by Russell Mulcahy, starring Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Ryan Kelley. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 19,296 votes and runs 1h 30m.

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Director

Russell Mulcahy

Stars

Sigourney Weaver

Henry Czerny

Ryan Kelley

Austin Nichols

Details

Release Date2009-01-24

Runtime90 min

TypeTV Movie

Audience RatingTV-14

Countries★ United States

Languages★ English

Keywords

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