Because you like Max Fischer in Rushmore

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

Can you be reckless and still be in control? Neil McCormick hopes so. See them in Mysterious Skin.

Olive Hoover is an irrepressible child beauty queen (or would-be queen) who doesn't play by your rules. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

It's certainly easier to get great footage of crimes when you can guarantee they'll happen. See them in Nightcrawler.

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

Quirky and wildly imaginative, Amelie finds joy in the unnoticed things in life and aspires to bring happiness to all. See them in Amelie.

With an incredible ability to fake a smile, Selina Meyer is a gifted politician serving as Vice President. And maybe one day the President will actually call her. See them in Veep.

Evan is a sensible kid, but being sensible isn't going to help him lose his virginity. See them in Superbad.

Introspective Theodore Twombly would rather observe life than participate in it. See them in Her.

A neurotic people pleaser, Tom Wambsgans is both ambitious and spineless. See them in Succession.

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

A gifted detective, Rust Cohle is as dark and twisty as any murderer he chases. See them in True Detective Season 1.