Because you like Paul Edgecomb in The Green Mile

Talking to a stranger on a train is the best decision Jesse Wallace ever made. See them in Before Sunrise.

Chris Chambers is from a family of social outcasts and criminals, and he wants more than anything to avoid ending up like them. See them in Stand By Me.

Dallas Winston is headed down a dangerous, criminal road. See them in The Outsiders.

In Ziva David's world, you grow up fast; you don't have a choice. See them in NCIS.

Sam Weir lives for the simple things in life: watching Saturday Night Live and reading comic books. See them in Freaks and Geeks.

Sydney Bristow is a kick-ass double agent on a mission for revenge. See them in Alias.

Yuri is living in the afterlife, which takes the form of a high school where no one dies. But if you follow the school's rules and live a "normal" life you vanish. See them in Angel Beats!.

Anya Jenkins has a real harsh bark to go with her demonic bite. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Javert is an inspector with a single-minded focus: to bring criminals to justice. See them in Les Miserables.

Murph is inquisitive, compassionate, and stubborn, with a passion for science she shares with her dad. See them in Interstellar.

Mike Ehrmantraut is rutheless, merciless, and probably the most endearing hitman you've ever met. See them in Breaking Bad.

Faith has a chip on her shoulder and a stake in her hand to slay vampires in her town. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.