Because you like George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Charming and enigmatic, Amy Dunne takes her love for puzzles to a cunning new level. See them in Gone Girl.

Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.

Foul mouthed and disturbingly comfortable with violence, Hit-Girl is a precocious assassin who doesn't need anyone's protection. See them in Kick-Ass.

It’s usually the good-looking, charismatic, play-by-their-own-rules types that get everyone into trouble, and Tyler Durden is Exhibit A. See them in Fight Club.

Maria Rambeau is a tough-as-nails Air Force pilot who is also a loving single mom. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Often on the verge of a nervous breakdown, Annie Edison nevertheless manages to be the brain of the Greendale study group. See them in Community.

Goh Peik Lin is funny, unfiltered, and a fiercely supportive friend. See them in Crazy Rich Asians.

A believer in the pursuit of justice, Garrus Vakarian hates it when bad guys slip through the cracks of the bureaucratic justice system. See them in Mass Effect.

Billy Batson is a troublemaking teen grappling with a pretty weird superhero identity crisis See them in DC Extended Universe.

An aristocrat-turned-tomb-raider, Lara Croft does her best thinking while plunging off cliffs. See them in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

Smart but insecure, Tally Youngblood is torn between what she wants and what her society demands. See them in Uglies.

This thrill-seeking driver lives by a very particular moral code. He stands by his word and he's loyal to a fault. See them in Drive.