Because you like Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption
Yuri is living in the afterlife, which takes the form of a high school where no one dies. But if you follow the school's rules and live a "normal" life you vanish. See them in Angel Beats!.
Mr. Robot always seems to know what to do when others are lost. But can he be trusted? See them in Mr. Robot.
Jin Kazama is a fearsome warrior torn between the darkness and the light. See them in Tekken .
An undercover DEA agent, Max Payne is too focused on avenging the past to plan for the future. See them in Max Payne.
Rose Tyler may have not done too well in school, but she's certainly holding her own in space. See them in Doctor Who.
Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.
A self-professed psychopath, James kills small animals for fun. After getting bored of that, he is ready for an ambitious murder. See them in The End of the F World.
Good-natured, sensitive, and introspective, Mason is on a lifelong path to finding himself. See them in Boyhood.
A rugged frontiersman and consummate survivor, Hugh Glass has a relationship with the natural world that is downright spiritual. See them in The Revenant.
Margaery Tyrell is one of the most adept and charming liars there is. See them in Game of Thrones.
Breaking bones and hearts, Callie Torres has figured out how to put the bones back together. But the hearts? Not so much. See them in Grey's Anatomy.
Joyce Byers isn't crazy. She's just speaking to her missing son across dimensions using Christmas lights. See them in Stranger Things.