Because you like Frances Houseman in Dirty Dancing

Equal parts klutzy and clever, Ella is not afraid to take her fate into her own hands. See them in Ella Enchanted.

Catherine Linton was once spontaneous and rowdy but ever since marrying the wealthy Edgar, she has morphed into a boiling pot of emotional outbursts. See them in Wuthering Heights.

Seth is short-tempered, crude, and terrible at school, but hopefully there's nothing an epic party can't fix. See them in Superbad.

Kat Stratford is part of the "out" crowd and proud of it. See them in 10 Things I Hate About You.

D.J. Tanner is a rebellious teen who wishes her lame dad would butt out of her personal life. See them in Full House.

As a scaring Assistant, Mike Wazowski frightens children to collect their screams to be used as a power supply for the city. See them in Monsters, Inc..

A brilliant "extractor," Dom Cobb has spent the past few years running from the authorities and his inner demons. See them in Inception.

While Alan Garner is loyal to his new friends, his efforts to help them often do more harm than good. See them in The Hangover.

Sam Montgomery works hard, but her evil stepmother makes sure her efforts don't pay off. See them in A Cinderella Story.

Peter Venkman's "research" projects are designed to get undergraduate students to sleep with him. Though it turns out he can bust ghosts. See them in Ghostbusters.

The Warden of the camp says that digging holes in the desert builds character, but Stanley Yelnats suspects there's more to it. See them in Holes.

Although Jareth seems like he's just a harmless romantic, his powers make him a formidable foe. See them in Labyrinth.