Because you like Rick Blaine in Casablanca
Olive Hoover is an irrepressible child beauty queen (or would-be queen) who doesn't play by your rules. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.
Emma Frost's superpower: transforming her body into an unbreakable diamond. See them in X-Men Series.
Father to a murdered son and husband to a murdered wife, Maximus Decimus Meridius will have his vengeance. See them in Gladiator.
As Marlena Rosenbluth is finding out, confidence in the limelight doesn't always translate to power at home. See them in Water for Elephants.
On the outside, Gwen seems meek and calm. But she has an inner core of steel. See them in Merlin.
If anyone can stay optimistic and friendly under harsh alien rule, it's Alyx Vance. See them in Half-Life 2.
Blunt, petty, neurotic, Larry David can never live and let live. See them in Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Wei Shen is an undercover cop on a mission for justice (or at least vengeance). See them in Sleeping Dogs.
Christian is a romantic who for some reason won't stop singing everything he feels. See them in Moulin Rouge.
Community-driven but practical, Calvin Palmer is a natural leader even if he doesn't always see it. See them in Barbershop.
Relentlessly cheery Ned Flanders enjoys a nice piece of bread with water on the side for dipping See them in The Simpsons.