Because you like Lloyd Dobler in Say Anything

Frank Ginsberg is the number one Proust scholar in the world, but he recently failed at committing suicide. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

Hayley Stark is a sarcastic 14-year-old with an unusual passion. See them in Hard Candy.

Romantic, tortured, and at times cruel, Heathcliff is an intense man. See them in Wuthering Heights.

Stuck in space, Ryan Stone will either make it back to Earth and have one hell of a story to tell. Or she will burn into the ether. See them in Gravity.

When the going gets tough, Dre Johnson gets tougher. Well, he'd like to think he does. See them in Blackish.

A whip-smart NYU professor who is a master of her classroom but less confident in her love life, Rachel Chu comes into her own on a trip to Singapore. See them in Crazy Rich Asians.

Kind and friendly, Rinoa Heartilly is nonetheless an effective freedom fighter. See them in Final Fantasy Series.

Ted Mosby is a hopelessly romantic architect in search of someone to be the mother of his children. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

John Tyree has survived heavy gunfire and aggressive enemy soldiers. But can he handle a girl? See them in Dear John.

A legendary warrior with a complicated relationship to the truth, Jaime Lannister is revered and reviled in equal measure See them in Game of Thrones.

Caleb Rivers is a bad boy with a good reason for acting out. See them in Pretty Little Liars.