Because you like Elliott in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Jasper Jordan is trying his best to make it through the night. See them in The 100.

There's more to this sweet, caring landlady than meets the eye. See them in Sherlock.

Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.

Kristoff may seem standoffish, but this ice harvester has a warm heart. See them in Frozen.

Combining an innocent face with an insatiable bloodlust, Eli recruits friends to join the vampire way of life. See them in Let the Right One In.

Strong-willed Norah Silverberg isn't willing to be the goody bag at anyone's pity party. See them in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.

Cady Heron is the new girl in town who's also new to the world of high school, period. See them in Mean Girls.

A believer in the philosophy of Nietzsche, Dwayne Hoover has taken a vow of silence until he becomes a test pilot for the Air Force. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

Holland March is known to wake up hungover in full bathtubs. See them in The Nice Guys.

If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.

Few can match this dwarf when it comes to self-confidence. Gimli is as eager for a good time as he is for a fight. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Merry Brandybuck is a troublemaking hobbit with a brave streak that some might call foolhardy. See them in The Lord of the Rings.