Because you like Antonio Salieri in Amadeus

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

Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.

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

Romantic, tortured, and at times cruel, Heathcliff is an intense man. See them in Wuthering Heights.

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

Just because Dracula wants to suck your blood doesn't mean he's not a gentleman. See them in Dracula.

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.

Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

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.

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