Because you like Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera

Lyra Belacqua is prone to getting in trouble, but she's also clever enough to get out of it. Most of the time. See them in The Golden Compass.

A former high school outcast, Rebecca Doppelmeyer is tentatively shaking off her misanthropic personality. See them in Ghost World.

Egon Spengler prefers collecting spores, molds, and fungus to interacting with people. See them in Ghostbusters.

Nina Sayer finally landed the role of prima ballerina, but as tension ramps up in rehearsal, she starts losing her mind. See them in Black Swan.

It's a race against time to develop his theory of the origins of the Universe before Stephen Hawking's body and mind give out. See them in The Theory of Everything.

Dutiful, composed, and aloof, Sun Bak is the fighting force behind her team of eight "sensates" who are telepathically linked. See them in Sense8.

The Little Prince is a childlike wonder personified in a tiny package. See them in The Little Prince.

The Grinch's heart is just too small to appreciate Christmas. See them in Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Carrie Bradshaw is a sex columnist addicted to expensive shoes, Cosmopolitan martinis, and unavailable men. See them in Sex and the City.

Kathy is a natural caretaker who strives to find hope in even the darkest of times. See them in Never Let Me Go.

Empathetic Nausicaa embraces all forms of life, even those that might scare other people. See them in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

Both a noble district attorney and a psychopathic villain, Harvey Dent proves some men really can have it all. See them in DC Extended Universe.