Because you like Pinkie Pie in My Little Pony
If Lisbeth Salander can hurt a bastard who deserves it by digging up stuff about him, she feels good. See them in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
It's certainly easier to get great footage of crimes when you can guarantee they'll happen. See them in Nightcrawler.
The adventurous daughter of Port Royal's governor, Elizabeth Swann would rather conspire with pirates than sit pretty in her corset. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.
Charlie Kelmeckis is a wallflower who's starting to blossom into something more. See them in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Told her son will one day save the world, Sarah Connor dedicates her life to training him to do just that. See them in The Terminator.
Saul Goodman can get just about any lying crook off the hook in court. Well, as long as he can make a buck out of it. See them in Breaking Bad.
Celine's a spontaneous Parisian college student enjoying the night of her life. See them in Before Sunrise.
He's a troubled insomniac in search of a moment to rest and a meaning to his existence. See them in Fight Club.
Meet Homelander, the snake that lurks beneath the glossy veneer. See them in The Boys.
A gifted detective, Rust Cohle is as dark and twisty as any murderer he chases. See them in True Detective Season 1.
Adults call him troubled and kids call him crazy, but Donnie Darko is too busy following the instructions of a giant bunny rabbit to care. See them in Donnie Darko.
Miss Havisham is the creepiest old rich lady in town. See them in Great Expectations.