Because you like Cooper in Interstellar

Imperator Furiosa is a badass patriarchy toppler. She'll do anything to secure a better, freer future for the women she cares for. See them in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Stranded on Mars, Mark Watney is armed with quick wits, an electronic diary, disco music, and an undying resolve to make it back. See them in The Martian.

If there's any hope of resolving things peacefully, this proud ape leader will have to trust the humans. See them in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Marv is a brutish but principled thug who'd be right at home on an ancient battlefield. See them in Sin City.

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.

Terence Fletcher is a brutal and unflinchingly strict music teacher hell-bent on whipping his students into shape. See them in Whiplash.

Yippee-ki-yay! John McClane doesn't go down without a fight. See them in Die Hard.

We're all puppets. Dr. Manhattan is just a puppet who can see the strings. See them in Watchmen.

An undercover DEA agent, Max Payne is too focused on avenging the past to plan for the future. See them in Max Payne.

A good-natured and academically minded superhero, Dan Dreiberg can still get his hands dirty in a fight. See them in Watchmen.

Quint is a grizzled shark hunter with a love of the sea. See them in Jaws.

Mr. Blonde is the undisputed leader of his pack of suited-up outlaws, with a stoic and serious demeanor, and a penchant for bloodshed. See them in Reservoir Dogs.