Because you like Offred in The Handmaid's Tale
A man of the court, Lord Varys knows how to manipulate it better than anyone. See them in Game of Thrones.
In a group of self-serving career climbers, Laurel Castillo is the only one who wants to serve others. See them in How to Get Away with Murder.
Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.
Emma Woodhouse knows what's best for everyone else. Just don't try to tell her what to do. See them in Emma.
A few millennia in the mortal realm have caused DEATH to be quite enamored of life. See them in Discworld.
Yes, she's an "older" woman, but that just makes Mrs. Robinson sexier and more seductive. See them in The Graduate.
Ava may just be the perfect woman. So long as she can pass a Turing test. See them in Ex Machina.
A poised, stately man-out-of-time, Ichabod Crane typically faces the modern world with wry quip. See them in Sleepy Hollow.
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.
Sally Albright is high maintenance who she thinks she's low maintenance. But she's still worth it. See them in When Harry Met Sally....
In his transformation from hardened convict to moral paragon, Jean Valjean is the kind of man we should all aspire to be. See them in Les Miserables.