Because you like Allison Reynolds in The Breakfast Club
Stuck on a lifeboat with zoo animals without food and fresh water, Pi Patel uses his intelligence to face the greatest test of all: survival. See them in Life of Pi.
The only defense Earth has against alien invaders are giant robots in the hands of pilots like Kaworu. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
A literal fallen star, Yvaine is temperamental, sarcastic, and a bit on edge. See them in Stardust.
An aristocrat-turned-tomb-raider, Lara Croft does her best thinking while plunging off cliffs. See them in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
A few millennia in the mortal realm have caused DEATH to be quite enamored of life. See them in Discworld.
Chloe Decker's case should be open-and-shut. But something seems to be troubling her, something about Palmetto Street. See them in Lucifer.
Member of the student council, captain of the fencing team, and part-time model, Juri Arisugawa is idolized by everyone around her. See them in Revolutionary Girl Utena.
A great galactic bounty hunter, Samus Aran is not as good at expressing emotions. See them in Metroid.
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.
Christian Grey is just as controlling in the bedroom as the boardroom. See them in Fifty Shades of Grey.