Because you like John Keating in Dead Poets Society

Vivian Ward is a no-nonsense working girl with fairy-tale dreams. See them in Pretty Woman.

Effy Stonem is cool and collected with a wry smile on her face and a cigarette between her lips. See them in Skins.

There's nothing like discovering dear old dad is a serial killer to send you into an (understandable) funk. See them in Hannibal.

Yes, she's an "older" woman, but that just makes Mrs. Robinson sexier and more seductive. See them in The Graduate.

The singer and ukulele player of her girl band, Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk is the life of a party and the woman of a man's dreams. See them in Some Like It Hot.

A precocious 11-year-old, Satsuki Kusakabe is not quite as grown up as she pretends to be. See them in My Neighbor Totoro.

When you live your life in public, like Mima Kirigoe, it's hard to know who you really are. See them in Perfect Blue.

Kathryn Merteuil may be a vain sociopath, but you won't be able to look away. See them in Cruel Intentions.

Susie Salmon has a big heart, even though it's not beating anymore. See them in The Lovely Bones.

The witty Aku would be an ideal dinner guest, if he weren't a demon. See them in Samurai Jack.

Though a painful tragedy leaves her closed off and distant, Rosalina is still an endlessly kind princess. See them in Super Mario Galaxy .

A former high school outcast, Rebecca Doppelmeyer is tentatively shaking off her misanthropic personality. See them in Ghost World.