The action-adventure film "Jumper" revolves around David Rice, a teenager who discovers he has the ability to teleport. After his first teleportation, he moves to a bigger city, learns to control his powers, and starts a life of excess. However, he soon attracts the attention of a secret organization known as the Paladins, who are determined to kill people with teleportation abilities. David teams up with another "Jumper" named Griffin to evade the Paladins and their leader, Roland. Along the way, David reconnects with his childhood crush, Millie, and his mother, Mary, who is revealed to be a Paladin. As the story unfolds, David and Griffin fight to protect themselves and those they care about from the Paladins. Ultimately, David outsmarts Roland and abandons him in the Grand Canyon, and he reunites with Millie, with whom he shares a romantic connection and the ability to teleport together.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. David Rice is a teenager who discovers he has the ability to teleport.
2. David lives in a small rural town with his father, William.
3. David's mother, Mary, left him when he was a child.
4. David attends school and has a crush on a classmate named Millie.
5. David's classmate, Mark, bullies him and takes a gift he gave to Millie.
6. David tries to retrieve the gift and falls through the ice on a frozen lake.
7. David discovers his teleportation ability when he suddenly finds himself in a public library.
8. David's father, William, is abusive and chases David, who teleports away.
9. David decides to move to a bigger city and start a new life.
10. David uses his powers to steal from a bank.
11. A government agent named Roland Cox investigates the bank robbery.
12. Roland is revealed to be working for a secret organization that hunts down people with teleportation abilities.
13. David meets another teleporter named Griffin, who is also being hunted by Roland.
14. Griffin tells David that there is a war between teleporters and a group of people called paladins.
15. David's mother, Mary, is revealed to be a paladin.
16. Mary had left David to protect him from other paladins.
17. David reunites with his mother, who gives him a head start before she has to hunt him down.
18. David returns to Millie and the two hold hands and teleport away together.