Because you like Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights
A doting grandfather, Edwin Hoover also has a heroin addiction and a penchant for swearing. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.
Holden Caulfield is convinced that the whole adult world is full of phonies. See them in The Catcher in the Rye.
Father to a murdered son and husband to a murdered wife, Maximus Decimus Meridius will have his vengeance. See them in Gladiator.
Christine Daae has been secretely taking lessons from a phantom musician. It sounded less creepy in her head. See them in The Phantom of the Opera.
Buttercup is a farm girl turned princess who'd do anything to have her old life back. See them in The Princess Bride.
Vivian Ward is a no-nonsense working girl with fairy-tale dreams. See them in Pretty Woman.
Jamal Malik came from humble beginnings in an Indian slub filled with street gangs, but he is destined for bigger things. See them in Slumdog Millionaire.
Give in to the dark side with vampire Lestat; it's more fun. See them in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.
A devoted butler, Alfred Pennyworth is both a fiercely protective guardian and a lethal gunman. See them in Gotham.
A daring hacker, Trinity is one of the few rebels who escaped the Matrix, a simulation in which most of humanity is enslaved. See them in The Matrix.
David Wooderson has clocked in hundreds of hours cruising around town looking for fun. See them in Dazed and Confused.