Because you like Tessa in The Constant Gardener
Jason Bourne is suffering amnesia, but considering what he's done as a CIA assassin, maybe that's for the best. See them in The Bourne Identity.
A daring hacker, Trinity is one of the few rebels who escaped the Matrix, a simulation in which most of humanity is enslaved. See them in The Matrix.
Ellen Ripley defines the word "badass." When she's not leading her crew on an interstellar voyage, she's slaying terrifying creatures. See them in Alien.
Clementine Kruczynski thinks that too many guys think she's a concept, or she completes them, or she's gonna make them alive. See them in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
An aristocrat-turned-tomb-raider, Lara Croft does her best thinking while plunging off cliffs. See them in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Daria Morgendorffer is so defensive that she actively works to make people dislike her so that she don't feel bad when they do. See them in Daria.
For Dana Scully, sometimes looking for extreme possibilities makes you blind to the probable explanation right in front of you. See them in The X-Files.
While Fantine's gentleness has led others to take advantage of her, it ultimately forces her to become stronger. See them in Les Miserables.
Fox Mulder is a devoted believer in aliens, monsters, and that the truth is out there. See them in The X-Files.
V is a violent anarchist with literally nothing left to lose. But, he might have a point. See them in V for Vendetta.
Shaun is used to being lazy. And now, you're asking him to fight for his life? See them in Shaun of the Dead.
High school is Hell, so Allison Reynolds spends her time giving herself tattoos with ballpoint pens and shaking dandruff out of her hair. See them in The Breakfast Club.