Because you like Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption

Satine cynically gives up on love so she can advance her singing career. But she meets a dreamer who reminds her there's more to life than ambition. See them in Moulin Rouge.

Scott Pilgrim's superhero suit is just a video game t-shirt and sweatbands. But this slacker is brave enough to fight all his girlfriend's evil exes. See them in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

A reformed former outlaw, John Marston doesn't want any trouble, yet somehow trouble always seems to find him. See them in Red Dead Redemption.

If Eleanor Shellstrop's true identity is revealed, she'll be sent to The Bad Place. See them in The Good Place.

A tough tomboy with a protective streak, Maximum Ride is a human-bird hybrid. See them in Maximum Ride.

Sylar's victims are found all over the country, many with their brains removed. See them in Heroes.

Paris Geller is a newspaper editor, class president, and headed for Harvard. See them in Gilmore Girls.

Sam Roth is sensitive, musically gifted, and scarred by his past. See them in Shiver .

Using a bracelet his late mother gave him, Apollo Justice can sense when other people are nervous based on even the most subtle signs. See them in Ace Attorney Series .

Wei Wuxian is the most charming and fun necromancer around. See them in The Untamed.

All of Tate Langdon's obsessions are dangerous. See them in American Horror Story.

Even the smallest person can change the course of the world, if he's brave enough. See them in The Lord of the Rings.