Because you like Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind
A cruel pirate, Captain Hook still fancies himself a gentleman. See them in Peter Pan.
Simon Belmont is a vampire hunter bravely carrying on the family business. See them in Castlevania.
Keeping your cool is just as useful in the underworld as in war, and Michael Corleone is stone-cold. See them in The Godfather.
Dante Alighieri is a crusader fighting his way to absolution. See them in Dante's Inferno.
Bad-ass Rayne has sworn her life to finding and destroying her vampire dad, Kagan, and killing as many other vampires as she can in the bargain. See them in BloodRayne .
Marv is a brutish but principled thug who'd be right at home on an ancient battlefield. See them in Sin City.
Lloyd Dobler is a kickboxer wearing his heart on his sleeve who would do anything for the woman he loves. See them in Say Anything.
The irrepressible Lucy Ricardo has never met a challenge she couldn't scheme her way into or out of. See them in I Love Lucy.
The self-proclaimed "only guilty man in Shawshank prison" has wisdom to share, such as the best way to smuggle a Rita Hayworth poster into a Maine prison. See them in The Shawshank Redemption.
Claudia may look young, but she is a wise and philosophical vampire, knowing of the world and the darker nature of man. See them in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.
Just because Dracula wants to suck your blood doesn't mean he's not a gentleman. See them in Dracula.