Because you like Optimus Prime in Transformers
He's a troubled insomniac in search of a moment to rest and a meaning to his existence. See them in Fight Club.
Cynical, judgmental, and hipper-than-thou, Enid Coleslaw wears her outsider status like a badge of honor. See them in Ghost World.
Effy Stonem is cool and collected with a wry smile on her face and a cigarette between her lips. See them in Skins.
Paris Geller is a newspaper editor, class president, and headed for Harvard. See them in Gilmore Girls.
Therese Belivet spent her life letting other people guide her along, and she wants to take control now. See them in Carol.
A neurotic people pleaser, Tom Wambsgans is both ambitious and spineless. See them in Succession.
When Andrew Neiman is not in classes during the day, he's rehearsing his drums until his hands bleed at night. See them in Whiplash.
Pro tip: the psych ward is not the best place to find a mentor like Lisa Rowe. See them in Girl, Interrupted.
Oliver Tate is extremely articulate but hopelessly awkward. That's not a recipe for teenage happiness. See them in Submarine.
A believer in the philosophy of Nietzsche, Dwayne Hoover has taken a vow of silence until he becomes a test pilot for the Air Force. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.
Eliot Waugh is the unspoken leader of his group of friends at a school for magic. See them in The Magicians.
