Because you like Marisa Coulter in The Golden Compass

Veronica Lodge is a quintessential mean girl trying to make a better life, and a better self. See them in Riverdale.

With those dearest to him dead and no one to trust, Max Rockatansky is a slightly hysterical man alone on the run in a post-apocalyptic world. See them in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Much more than just "Coach Taylor's wife," Tami Taylor is making herself known in town as a caring, persistent guidance counselor. See them in Friday Night Lights (TV).

Give in to the dark side with vampire Lestat; it's more fun. See them in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.

Facing off-the-charts murder, drugs, and teenage heartbreak in Riverdale, Betty Cooper pursues justice with help from her friends. See them in Riverdale.

Michelle Richardson's world revolves around her boyfriend. Alas, his world doesn't revolve around her. See them in Skins.

Jillian Holtzmann's madcap mind is always whirring and she will transform anything into one of her machines. See them in Ghostbusters (2016).

Emily Gilmore is the DAR chair, proud grandmother, and full of opinions. See them in Gilmore Girls.

Greg Heffley will be famous someday, but now he's stuck in class with morons. See them in Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

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.

Simon Belmont is a vampire hunter bravely carrying on the family business. See them in Castlevania.

Nick Carraway is the perfect observer: always there for the events, but never too involved. See them in The Great Gatsby.