When MIT professor Gerald Lambeau discovers that janitor Will Hunting is a gifted mathematician, a court deal lets Will work with Lambeau and therapist Sean Maguire; Will must risk intimacy and choose a life beyond the defenses that have kept him safe.
- Scenes 1–16
Will is a brilliant janitor, fiercely loyal to his South Boston friends and protected by routine.
- Scenes 17–31
Lambeau's discovery and the court deal confront Will with an ability and a future he cannot keep hidden.
- Scenes 32–46
Will enters therapy and the academic world while beginning a relationship with Skylar.
- Scenes 47–82
He tests intimacy and professional opportunity while using jokes, anger and silence to stay in control.
- Scenes 83–91
Will proves he can refuse a prestigious job, but the refusal does not yet tell him what he wants.
- Scenes 92–97
He loses Skylar's trust and collides with Lambeau and Sean over a future he has avoided choosing.
- Scenes 98–110
Back among the memories and streets that shaped him, Will faces the abuse behind his defenses.
- Just before
- Scene 123
Chuckie discovers Will is gone and realizes his friend finally took the chance to leave.
- Scene 124
Sean reads Will's note that he is going to see about a girl.
- Scene 125
Chuckie returns to the car smiling, knowing Will has left Boston.
- Scene 126
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