Prayers for Bobby fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Tense
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Serious throughout
A real life story, family, and society
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
A real life story, family, and society
Its world is built around a real life story, family, and society.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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She loves everything about her son...except who he is.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Prayers for Bobby is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Lifetime Movie Club in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Fawesome, and Xumo Play. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 8 and Rotten Tomatoes 73%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: suicide themes and disturbing imagery.
1 h 29 min
Prayers for Bobby runs 1 h 29 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate Prayers for Bobby higher (83) than critics (73). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 33 storytelling tropes for Prayers for Bobby, including Tranquil Fury, Sensitive Guy and Manly Man, Calling the Old Woman Out.
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