Because you like Claire Standish in The Breakfast Club
Buddy Pine is an unhinged superfan of superheroes using technology to take down his idols. See them in The Incredibles.
Serena van der Woodsen is a wild child. Too wild, her friends and family might argue. See them in Gossip Girl.
If the benchmark is extraordinary, what do you do if you're not like Vanya Hargreeves? See them in The Umbrella Academy.
Strong-willed Norah Silverberg isn't willing to be the goody bag at anyone's pity party. See them in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
Most kids hope for a car for their 16th birthday, but Mia Thermopolis' present is a country to rule. See them in The Princess Diaries.
Corpse Bride's dreams were taken from her. But now - now she's stolen them from someone else. See them in Corpse Bride.
Therese Belivet spent her life letting other people guide her along, and she wants to take control now. See them in Carol.
Amy March blends her naturally artistic spirit with a sense of practicality. See them in Little Women.
Hunting ghosts is both a job and a passion for Abby Yates. See them in Ghostbusters (2016).
An opinionated pothead with a passion for conspiracy theories, Steven Hyde is secretly more sensitive than he lets on. See them in That '70s Show.
Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.