Because you like Jacob Jankowski in Water for Elephants

Whether she's working as a mild-mannered assistant or an all-powerful superhero, Kara Danvers is defined above all by her huge heart. See them in Supergirl.

Walter White's knowledge of chemistry allows him to cook astoundingly pure meth, leading to a rapid – albeit tumultuous – rise in the criminal drug world. See them in Breaking Bad.

Regina George is teen royalty. And anything the queen bee says, goes. See them in Mean Girls.

Napoleon Dynamite loves tater tots, mythical beasts, and reveling in his awkwardness. See them in Napoleon Dynamite.

The Terminator is an emotionless killing machine who won't stop until he's changed the future. See them in The Terminator.

Tarzan is walking the line between human and animal. Good thing he has excellent balance. See them in Tarzan.

There are certain souls the surprisingly sensitive Death would rather not reap. See them in The Book Thief.

If Jack Torrance is one of his moods, you'll be the unlucky victim of the most bone-chilling, sinister yellers around. Bring your own axe. See them in The Shining.

Wearing couture pinstripe suits over his cut abs, banker Patrick has a way with the ladies. But his relationships never end well. See them in American Psycho.

If you died and came back to life, and then died more times and came back, you might stop battling evil mutants. Not Jean Grey. See them in X-Men Series.

Accessing more than 10 percent of your brain can do strange things to anyone, and Lucy is Exhibit A. See them in Lucy.