Because you like Frances Houseman in Dirty Dancing
Sam Montgomery works hard, but her evil stepmother makes sure her efforts don't pay off. See them in A Cinderella Story.
Anyone who's said "Don't worry, it's just a dream" never met Freddy Krueger. See them in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Benji Applebaum is not a total nerd. He also happens to be super into magic. See them in Pitch Perfect.
Celie Johnson says she's poor, black, and may even be ugly. But dear God she's here. See them in The Color Purple.
Emmet Brickowski is so upbeat it's not even human. Everything is AWESOME! See them in The Lego Movie.
They say prison changes you, and Piper Chapman is figuring that out the hard way. See them in Orange Is The New Black.
She's mostly doom and gloom, but you'd get nowhere without Sadness. See them in Inside Out.
Ellen Ripley defines the word "badass." When she's not leading her crew on an interstellar voyage, she's slaying terrifying creatures. See them in Alien.
Although she's only six, Hushpuppy is a tough girl ready to stand up to terrifying, pre-historic beasts after the storm. See them in Beasts of the Southern Wild.
Donna Carmichael is a free-spirited single mom and gracefully aging hippie. See them in Mamma Mia!.
For Scout Finch, growing up means learning the world is a more complicated place than you once thought. See them in To Kill a Mockingbird.