Because you like Cosette in Les Miserables

Marty McFly is a skateboarder, aspiring rock star, and reluctant time-traveler. See them in Back to the Future.

Just because Dracula wants to suck your blood doesn't mean he's not a gentleman. See them in Dracula.

Juno MacGuff is hoping sarcasm will get her through the stress of teenage life. And also, teenage pregnancy. See them in Juno.

Charlie Kelmeckis is a wallflower who's starting to blossom into something more. See them in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

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

Raphael is a short-fused hothead who loves a good fight and some tasty pizza. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Madoka Kaname's new world of witches is challenging her optimism. Still, even in the worst of circumstances, she holds onto hope. See them in Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Cynical, judgmental, and hipper-than-thou, Enid Coleslaw wears her outsider status like a badge of honor. See them in Ghost World.

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

The adventurous daughter of Port Royal's governor, Elizabeth Swann would rather conspire with pirates than sit pretty in her corset. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.

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.

Roger Kint is a nervous, weak, ham-handed criminal. We think. See them in The Usual Suspects.