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

A librarian and aspiring Egyptologist, Evie O'Connell would rather have her own adventures than just read about them. See them in The Mummy.

Quentin has his whole life mapped out. It might sound boring, but he likes boring. See them in Paper Towns.

Though seemingly caring and calm, this motel owner has a mysterious streak of intensity. See them in Psycho.

Zoe Benson may seem like a shy girl-next-door, but she has the inner fortitude of a powerful witch leader. See them in American Horror Story.

Willow Rosenberg may be a witch who can defeat the forces of evil, but she still gets emotional over kittens on the Internet. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Rogue's touch is literally deadly, and she's trying to learn from the older mutants how to manager her powers. See them in X-Men Series.

Nancy Wheeler is popular but independent, sheltered but gutsy. See them in Stranger Things.

Clementine Kruczynski thinks that too many guys think she's a concept, or she completes them, or she's gonna make them alive. See them in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

A girl who grew up on stories, Meggie Folchart is as loyal and intrepid as one of her fictional heroines. See them in Inkheart.

Charming and enigmatic, Amy Dunne takes her love for puzzles to a cunning new level. See them in Gone Girl.

Told her son will one day save the world, Sarah Connor dedicates her life to training him to do just that. See them in The Terminator.