Because you like Jackie Brown in Jackie Brown
Ryan Howard is a temp turned executive turned failing small-time media mogul. See them in The Office.
For Vada Sultenfuss, it's hard to embrace growing up when you're obsessed with death. See them in My Girl.
A monstrous pirate captain, Davy Jones is quite literally heartless. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.
Louis de Pointe du Lac is wanting to find a way of living that doesn't make him miserable. See them in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.
A literal fallen star, Yvaine is temperamental, sarcastic, and a bit on edge. See them in Stardust.
Michael Scofield is no criminal, and he didn't get jailed by accident. See them in Prison Break.
A free-spirited artist, Marjane Satrapi is living under the shadow of an oppressive society. See them in Persepolis.
They say prison changes you, and Piper Chapman is figuring that out the hard way. See them in Orange Is The New Black.
Michaelangelo is an above-ground crime-fighter by night, and a pizza-eating, sewer-dwelling mutant ninja turtle by day. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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.