Because you like Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption

A passionate paleontologist with interests no one seems to share, Ross Geller tries to find love despite his past of abandonment and an awkward personality. See them in Friends.

After having his mind altered after a bad breakup, Joel Barish is not convinced that ignorance is bliss. See them in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Ex-adviser to the king and most powerful sorceress, Yennefer is determined to be even stronger to attain her freedom in a war-torn world. See them in The Witcher.

Although she's only six, Hushpuppy is a tough girl ready to stand up to terrifying, pre-historic beasts after the storm. See them in Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Stella Grant is an organized, orderly optimist living with a dangerous disease. See them in Five Feet Apart.

Bookish and socially anxious, Ruby Roundhouse is a teenager turned action heroine. See them in Jumanji.

Jasper Jordan is trying his best to make it through the night. See them in The 100.

It’s a shame that the Seven Kingdoms doesn’t allow a woman to rule. The scheming, focused Cersei Lannister would do a far better job than either of her sons. See them in Game of Thrones.

If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.

He may seem like a charismatic leader, but Bellamy also has a ruthless, self-serving streak See them in The 100.

Jasmine dreams of something more than palace life, and she's not afraid to go get it. See them in Aladdin.

For now Lindsay Weir is a geek, but who knows? Maybe she fits in better with the freaks. See them in Freaks and Geeks.