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.
- Just before
- Scene 92
Sean challenges Will about the job and asks him to recognize who is choosing his life.
- Scene 93
Will and Chuckie tear down a wall at work as Will retreats to the job he knows.
- Scene 94
Lambeau and Tom notice Will is absent and fear he has abandoned the opportunity.
- Scene 95
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