Because you like Brian Johnson in The Breakfast Club
Loyal to his family and associates and distrustful of anyone else, Tony Soprano is a good guy to have on your side. See them in The Sopranos.
Billy Butcher's job is to give everyone hell by any means necessary. See them in The Boys.
Romantic, impulsive, and captivated by the joys of life, Natasha Rostova is on the messy path of growing up. See them in War and Peace.
On the outside, Gwen seems meek and calm. But she has an inner core of steel. See them in Merlin.
Tempestuous and talented, Claire Randall is a woman with a passionate heart and a quick mind. See them in Outlander.
Effy Stonem is cool and collected with a wry smile on her face and a cigarette between her lips. See them in Skins.
What Troy Barnes lacks in common sense, he makes up for with heart. See them in Community.
A jealous woman is dangerous. A jealous assassin woman like Elle Driver is even more so. See them in Kill Bill vol. 1.
A Silurian lizard woman, Madame Vastra has a penchant for puzzles and interspecies romance. See them in Doctor Who.
Javert is an inspector with a single-minded focus: to bring criminals to justice. See them in Les Miserables.
It's certainly easier to get great footage of crimes when you can guarantee they'll happen. See them in Nightcrawler.
A monstrous pirate captain, Davy Jones is quite literally heartless. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.