Out of My Mind

About Out of My Mind

Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates. When a young educator notices her student's untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it.

Out of My Mind is a 2024 drama family film directed by Amber Sealey. Phoebe-Rae Taylor appears as Melody Brooks, Rosemarie DeWitt as Diane, Luke Kirby as Chuck, and Michael Chernus as Mr. Dimming.

It runs 107 minutes and was released in January 2024. Written by Daniel Stiepleman. It was produced by Big Beach. The story is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under middle school, wheelchair user, cerebral palsy, and fitting in. It streams on Disney Plus in the United States. It scores 7.7 out of 10 from 94 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.

Mean Girls, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, and It make useful companions to Out of My Mind, all filed under bullying, coming of age, and teenage girl.