Because you like Ilsa Lund in Casablanca
Chris Chambers is from a family of social outcasts and criminals, and he wants more than anything to avoid ending up like them. See them in Stand By Me.
Yes, she's an "older" woman, but that just makes Mrs. Robinson sexier and more seductive. See them in The Graduate.
Working as a captain in the American Expeditionary Forces and a spy for British Intelligence, Steve Trevor wants to end World War I once and for all. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Chuck Bartowski is a sweet, laid-back electronics store/top secret government employee. See them in Chuck.
Shawn Hunter may be a bit of a rebellious bad boy, but he has a heart that's pure gold. See them in Boy Meets World.
The seasoned detectives in River Heights have got nothing on amateur sleuth Nancy Drew. See them in Nancy Drew.
Sometimes being a supportive girlfriend like Ophelia doesn't work out too well. See them in Hamlet.
Audrey Horne may seem inquisitive and charming, but she can turn on a dime. See them in Twin Peaks.
As Marlena Rosenbluth is finding out, confidence in the limelight doesn't always translate to power at home. See them in Water for Elephants.
Xander Harris' life motto: laugh in the face of danger and then hide until it goes away. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Charlie is a Type A theater director dealing with something out of his control: a painful divorce. See them in Marriage Story.
An adventurous dreamer, George Bailey always winds up putting other people's dreams first. See them in It's A Wonderful Life.