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.
- Scene 60
Chuckie tells Will he deserves to use his ability and that friendship means wanting more for him.
- Just before
- Scene 61
Will and Skylar join the friends at the bar, blending her world with his.
- Scene 62
Will and Lambeau collaborate smoothly on a mathematical problem, showing Will's rare ease with the work.
- Scene 63
Will and Sean share another silent session, each waiting for the other to move first.
- Scene 64
This scene