Because you like Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange

Leatherface's moods change with his masks. See them in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Erlich Bachman is an overconfident wannabe mentor blowing all types of smoke around the tech industry. See them in Silicon Valley.

Celie Johnson says she's poor, black, and may even be ugly. But dear God she's here. See them in The Color Purple.

Lolita is full of drama and out of control. See them in Lolita.

Armed guards, FBI agents, notorious serial killers – Hannibal Lecter has bested them all, with time to finish dessert afterwards. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.

Combining an innocent face with an insatiable bloodlust, Eli recruits friends to join the vampire way of life. See them in Let the Right One In.

Though cynical about the world, Shuya Nanahara is caring and protective towards his friends. See them in Battle Royale.

This barber doesn't cut hair. Sweeney Todd sends his clients down a chute to be baked into his partner-in-crime's pies. See them in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Think you grew up fast? At 12, Mathilda is an aspiring assassin eager to avenge her family's murder. See them in Leon: The Professional.

Emma Frost's superpower: transforming her body into an unbreakable diamond. See them in X-Men Series.

Loyal to his family and associates and distrustful of anyone else, Tony Soprano is a good guy to have on your side. See them in The Sopranos.

M. Bison is a diabolical megalomaniac hell-bent on dominating the world. See them in Street Fighter.