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Prayers for Bobby

2009 television film directed by Russell Mulcahy
Movie television_film Q238681

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28 properties
Instance of
television film
Director
Russell Mulcahy[2]
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film, biographical film[5][6][7]
Publication date
January 21, 2009[24]
Official website
www.prayersforbobby.com
Screenwriter
Katie Ford[3]
Based on
Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son[8]
Duration
+86
After a work by
Leroy F. Aarons
Aspect ratio (W:H)
16:9
Cast member
Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Ryan Kelley, Austin Nichols, Carly Schroeder, Dan Butler[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Color
color[22]
Composer
Christopher Ward[4]
Country of origin
United States[23]
Director of photography
Thom Best[15]
Distributed by
Lifetime, Netflix
Distribution format
video on demand, direct-to-video[17][18]
FSK film rating
FSK 12
Film editor
Victor Du Bois
Main subject
suicide among LGBT people
Narrative location
Michigan
Original broadcaster
Lifetime[21]
Original language of film or TV show
English[16]
P14449
92954
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P14821
1073510
Review score
6.4/10, 73%[19][20]
Start time
January 24, 2009[25]
Title
Prayers for Bobby
🏷️ Also known as
en Prayers for Bobby ar صلوات من أجل بوبي cs Modlitby za Bobbyho el Προσευχές για τον Μπόμπι es Oraciones para Bobby fa نیایش‌ها برای بابی fr Bobby, seul contre tous he תפילות לבובי hu Imák Bobbyért ko 바비를 위한 기도 pl Modlitwy za Bobby'ego ro Rugăciuni pentru Bobby ru Молитвы за Бобби uk Молитви за Боббі zh 天佑鲍比
🔖 Identifiers · 38
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Prayers for Bobby.png ↗
AdoroCinema film ID
147140
AlloCiné film ID
147140
Apple TV movie ID
umc.cmc.1t1sny5m06ddj11ns5iye079q
CineMagia title ID
43503
Deutsche Synchronkartei film ID
18256
Facebook username
PrayersforBobbyDVD
Fernsehserien.de ID
filme/prayers-for-bobby
FilmAffinity film ID
631874
FilmVandaag ID
film/58784
Filmfront film ID (archived)
30384
Filmová databáze film ID
55486
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Freebase ID
/m/05b3chy
IMDb ID
tt1073510
ITunes movie ID
868720140
Kinobox film ID
124005
Kinopoisk film ID
415155
LUMIERE film ID
180121
LdiF ID
534672
Letterboxd film ID
prayers-for-bobby
MUBI film ID
45066
MovieMeter film ID
55629
Moviepilot.de film ID
prayers-for-bobby
Médiathèque Numérique CVS ID
2246001
Netflix ID
70112524
NientePopCorn movie ID
prayers-for-bobby
OFDb film ID
173068
PORT film ID
119766
Plex media key
5d9f3545d74e670020021571
Rotten Tomatoes ID
m/prayers-for-bobby
Schnittberichte.com title ID
8879
SensCritique work ID
369349
Sinemalar title ID
36240
TMDB movie ID
21634
TheTVDB movie ID
8762
Trakt.tv ID
movies/prayers-for-bobby-2009
Trakt.tv film ID
13244
ČSFD film ID
262933

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Cast member 6
Sigourney Weaver, Austin Nichols, Henry Czerny, Dan Butler, Ryan Kelley, Carly Schroeder
Genre 3
drama film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film
Distributed by 2
Netflix, Lifetime
Distribution format 2
video on demand, direct-to-video
After a work by 1
Leroy F. Aarons
Aspect ratio (W:H) 1
16:9
Composer 1
Christopher Ward
Country of origin 1
United States
Director 1
Russell Mulcahy
Instance of 1
television film
Main subject 1
suicide among LGBT people
Narrative location 1
Michigan
Original broadcaster 1
Lifetime
Original language of film or TV show 1
English
← FactGrid item ID 1
Cooper City
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Summary

Prayers for Bobby is a television film[1].

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Subject and Themes

Prayers for Bobby's main subject is suicide among LGBT youth[26].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Prayers for Bobby's after a work by is recorded as Leroy F. Aarons[27].

Related Entities

Michigan Netflix Sigourney Weaver United States

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  1. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 1073510
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  2. 12w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film ID → 55486
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  3. 19w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → suicide among LGBT people
    Website → —
    Based on → Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son
    Aliases → —
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