Because you like Mason in Boyhood

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

Rayon is kinder to the world than the world is to her. See them in Dallas Buyers Club.

Kathy is a natural caretaker who strives to find hope in even the darkest of times. See them in Never Let Me Go.

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

Introspective Theodore Twombly would rather observe life than participate in it. See them in Her.

Jamal Malik came from humble beginnings in an Indian slub filled with street gangs, but he is destined for bigger things. See them in Slumdog Millionaire.

Barry Egan has too many anger issues to list here. See them in Punch Drunk Love.

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

Tony Mendez is quietly determined and creatively resourceful. See them in Argo.

A sadistic sociopath, Lil Z is helping make the City of God slum a Hell on Earth. See them in City of God.

Yes, she's an "older" woman, but that just makes Mrs. Robinson sexier and more seductive. See them in The Graduate.

Marge Gunderson embodies the very best of the American Midwest. She's kind, friendly, and fiercely honest. See them in Fargo.