Prayers for Bobby vs Thursday's Child
Prayers for Bobby has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 1/10 for Thursday's Child). Prayers for Bobby is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 40m. Thursday's Child is the older of the two (1983 against 2009). Both are drama, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Prayers for Bobby
Thursday's Child| Prayers for Bobby | Thursday's Child | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 1.0/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1983 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Drama, History, TV Movie | Drama, TV Movie |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Russell Mulcahy | David Lowell Rich |
| Main cast | Henry Czerny, Carly Schroeder, Sigourney Weaver, Ryan Kelley, Dan Butler | Rob Lowe, Alan Fudge, Larry Poindexter, Gena Rowlands, Janet MacLachlan |
Synopsis
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.
Thursday's Child
Sam Alden is the 17-year-old high school star player in baseball who seems to have it all. However, his family notices that he is often bothered with fits of coughing. Worried, his parents decide to take him to the hospital, where they are shocked to find out that he has a life-threatening heart disease. Sam has trouble dealing with his illness, but he pretends to still be a joyful teenager to not have his parents worrying even more than they…
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