Because you like Alan Turing in The Imitation Game

Curving free kicks and crosses is tough, but keeping her soccer passion from her disapproving family is way tougher for Jess. See them in Bend It Like Beckham.

Introverted Kira Yukimura is sweet, bubbly, and eager to make friends. See them in Teen Wolf.

Good fashion? Check. Snarky quips? Check. Supernatural evil-fighting powers? Also check. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Aang is already a master airbender and once he learns to manipulate water, earth, and fire, he'll be truly unbeatable. See them in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Marty McFly is a skateboarder, aspiring rock star, and reluctant time-traveler. See them in Back to the Future.

Pro tip: the psych ward is not the best place to find a mentor like Lisa Rowe. See them in Girl, Interrupted.

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).

An All-American football player, a ping pong star, and a freakishly determined runner, Forrest Gump has a ton of stories to tell. See them in Forrest Gump.

Dev Shah is a technology-obsessed New Yorker balancing struggles in his love life and career. Maybe you've seen his Go-Gurt commercial. See them in Master of None.

When Jessica Jones is not throwing back drinks, she's taking down bad guys with her strength, detective skills, and foul-mouthed insults. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.

Alien insists on taking the party with him wherever he goes. And if you're lucky, you'll get to see his gun collection. See them in Spring Breakers.