Because you like Dean Moriarty in On the Road
A working class janitor with a world-class mind, Will Hunting is cocky, brash, and combative about his future. See them in Good Will Hunting.
James Gordon happens to be the one guy in Gotham City with proper morals who doesn't also run around in a cape. See them in DC Extended Universe.
In his transformation from hardened convict to moral paragon, Jean Valjean is the kind of man we should all aspire to be. See them in Les Miserables.
Vivian Ward is a no-nonsense working girl with fairy-tale dreams. See them in Pretty Woman.
Though cynical about the world, Shuya Nanahara is caring and protective towards his friends. See them in Battle Royale.
Eponine is a scrappy street urchin with a bad case of unrequited love. See them in Les Miserables.
Gregor Samsa is an ordinary man in an abnormal predicament. See them in The Metamorphosis.
Indiana Jones is a swashbuckling archeologist who hates snakes, Nazis, and priceless artifacts falling into the wrong hands. See them in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
This is not a democracy. According to Torrance Shipman, it's a "cheerocracy." See them in Bring It On.
Quirky and wildly imaginative, Amelie finds joy in the unnoticed things in life and aspires to bring happiness to all. See them in Amelie.
Introspective Theodore Twombly would rather observe life than participate in it. See them in Her.
Lyra Belacqua is prone to getting in trouble, but she's also clever enough to get out of it. Most of the time. See them in The Golden Compass.