Hawking vs Prayers for Bobby
Prayers for Bobby has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7/10 for Hawking). Prayers for Bobby is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 30m. Hawking is the older of the two (2004 against 2009). Both are drama, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hawking
Prayers for Bobby| Hawking | Prayers for Bobby | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Drama, TV Movie | Drama, History, TV Movie |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Philip Martin | Russell Mulcahy |
| Main cast | Benedict Cumberbatch, Bertie Carvel, Matthew Marsh, Alice Eve, John Sessions | Henry Czerny, Carly Schroeder, Sigourney Weaver, Ryan Kelley, Dan Butler |
Synopsis
Hawking
The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something very wrong when Stephen suddenly finds that he is unable to stand up.
Prayers for Bobby
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.
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