Character Recommendations Based on Barry Lyndon

Rick Blaine
Casablanca
Rick doesn't stick his neck out for anybody. At least that's what he tells himself

Joan Holloway
Mad Men
Could run the whole company if only they'd let her, but for now, she'll rule the secretarial pool

Rhett Butler
Gone with the Wind
The black sheep of his family who grew up to have charm and to see things as they are

Don Draper
Mad Men
If this slick, confident ad man doesn’t like the conversation, he changes it. While drinking and smoking

Jesse Custer
Preacher
This conflicted small-town preacher leaves an unexpectedly bloody path in his wake

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
A strong, passionate woman who follows her heart – even at a great price