Because you like Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate

Though she can seamlessly flit between glamorous identities, Sydney Prosser is more vulnerable than she pretends to be. See them in American Hustle.

Maya Lambert is an obsessive intelligence officer with tunnel vision leading toward Osama bin Laden. See them in Zero Dark Thirty.

Jim Stark is a teen torn apart by what the world asks of him. See them in Rebel Without A Cause.

Free-spirited Annie Hall goes through life saying "La-di-da, la-di-da, la la." See them in Annie Hall.

Mr. Blonde is the undisputed leader of his pack of suited-up outlaws, with a stoic and serious demeanor, and a penchant for bloodshed. See them in Reservoir Dogs.

Riggan Thomson is a washed-up movie star running from his inner demons. Alas those inner demons look just like the superhero he used to play. See them in Birdman.

Bree Van De Kamp likes her whiskey's neat, her napkins pressed, and her guns loaded. See them in Desperate Housewives.

With an incredible ability to fake a smile, Selina Meyer is a gifted politician serving as Vice President. And maybe one day the President will actually call her. See them in Veep.

A sadistic sociopath, Lil Z is helping make the City of God slum a Hell on Earth. See them in City of God.

Max Fischer is the President of every club who's fighting to save Latin at his school and kiss his teacher. See them in Rushmore.

If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.