Because you like Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption
It's impossible to say whether Winifred Burkle is cuter than she is smart, or vice versa. See them in Angel.
When Andrew Neiman is not in classes during the day, he's rehearsing his drums until his hands bleed at night. See them in Whiplash.
An adventurous dreamer, George Bailey always winds up putting other people's dreams first. See them in It's A Wonderful Life.
Leone Montana is a fearless hitman with a surprisingly sensitive side. See them in Leon: The Professional.
Billy Butcher's job is to give everyone hell by any means necessary. See them in The Boys.
Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.
If anyone can speak truth to power, it's Atticus Finch. With elequent monologues, he forces everyone to face hard truths. See them in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Keeping your cool is just as useful in the underworld as in war, and Michael Corleone is stone-cold. See them in The Godfather.
Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.
Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.