Because you like Cookie Monster in Sesame Street

A Vietnam vet, Travis Bickle spends his days driving his taxi and watching porn flicks. See them in Taxi Driver.

Elio Perlman likes the piano, peaches, and his father's new research assistant a little too much. See them in Call Me by Your Name.

Todd Anderson has some “big shoes to fill” at Welton Academy, and new English teacher Mr. Keating isn’t letting him get away with staying silent in class. See them in Dead Poets Society.

Yippee-ki-yay! John McClane doesn't go down without a fight. See them in Die Hard.

There's nothing like discovering dear old dad is a serial killer to send you into an (understandable) funk. See them in Hannibal.

He's a troubled insomniac in search of a moment to rest and a meaning to his existence. See them in Fight Club.

Osha is a savvy Wildling in an increasingly wild world. See them in Game of Thrones.

Everything is handed to Sarah Cameron on a silver platter. The problem is that she doesn't want any of it. See them in Outer Banks.

Raven Reyes may be a deliquent, but she's also the youngest zero-gravity mechanic who fixed a 130-year old escape pod to make it through the descent to Earth. See them in The 100.

If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.

Nemo is a small fish in a vast ocean, but he dreams of seeing it all. See them in Finding Nemo.

World domination and Superman's demise are next on Lex Luthor's to-do list. See them in DC Extended Universe.