Because you like Max Fischer in Rushmore

David Rose likes his rose chilled, his linens pressed, and his family quiet. See them in Schitt's Creek.

Just call Jeff Lebowski The Dude. Or His Dudeness, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into that whole brevity thing. See them in The Big Lebowski.

Blunt but anxious, Gretchen Ross bonds most easily with those who have lived tough lives like she has. See them in Donnie Darko.

Hans Landa doesn't seem to have issues with Jews, but he hunts them because he's determined to do his job well. See them in Inglourious Basterds.

Maurice Moss is a dedicated IT guy who even talks like a computer. See them in The IT Crowd.

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

Major Marquis Warren is a talkative, sharp-eyed, and cold-hearted Civil War soldier-turned-bounty hunter. See them in The Hateful Eight.

A champion of chivalry, Don Quixote is dutifully bringing good to the world—even when others think he's out of his mind. See them in Don Quixote.

Maya Lambert is an obsessive intelligence officer with tunnel vision leading toward Osama bin Laden. See them in Zero Dark Thirty.

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

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

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