Because you like Hushpuppy in Beasts of the Southern Wild

Cynical, judgmental, and hipper-than-thou, Enid Coleslaw wears her outsider status like a badge of honor. See them in Ghost World.

Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara is a heart-melter who has no problem looking after herself. See them in Gone with the Wind.

On the football field, Tim Riggins has it together. But off the field, he sports bloodshot eyes and broken hearts. See them in Friday Night Lights (TV).

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

A whip-smart NYU professor who is a master of her classroom but less confident in her love life, Rachel Chu comes into her own on a trip to Singapore. See them in Crazy Rich Asians.

For Jack Pearson, the best thing about having triplets is giving three times the love. See them in This Is Us.

Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.

David Wooderson has clocked in hundreds of hours cruising around town looking for fun. See them in Dazed and Confused.

Carrie Bradshaw is a sex columnist addicted to expensive shoes, Cosmopolitan martinis, and unavailable men. See them in Sex and the City.

The Kid doesn't talk. He just acts with determination. See them in Bastion.

Talking to a stranger on a train is the best decision Jesse Wallace ever made. See them in Before Sunrise.

Meticulous Arthur is always prepared, but he may not be ready to be the point man in the criminal world of dream sharing. See them in Inception.