Because you like Kuwabatake Sanjuro in Yojimbo

Hotheaded and arrogant, Kaneda is nevertheless fiercely protective of the biker gang he leads. See them in Akira.

A born psychopath, don't expect Michael Myers to understand the difference between right and wrong. See them in Halloween.

An underdog with nothing left to lose, Donnie Creed has everything to prove. See them in Creed.

Terence Fletcher is a brutal and unflinchingly strict music teacher hell-bent on whipping his students into shape. See them in Whiplash.

Dr. Gordon Freeman is a brilliant physicist is a quiet hero. And given all the violent aliens, he better be. See them in Half-Life.

Just call Jeff Lebowski The Dude. Or His Dudeness, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into that whole brevity thing. See them in The Big Lebowski.

Ash Williams is a houseware clerk at S-Mart and the Chosen One. See them in The Evil Dead.

It's certainly easier to get great footage of crimes when you can guarantee they'll happen. See them in Nightcrawler.

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.

Stoic, cynical, and brilliant, Solid Snake was genetically engineered to be the perfect soldier. See them in Metal Gear Series.

With her consciousness so easily shifted between bodies, Motoko Kusanagi is left unsure of who or what she really is. See them in Ghost in the Shell.

Ava may just be the perfect woman. So long as she can pass a Turing test. See them in Ex Machina.