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.

Jackie Brown is not your everyday flight attendant. See them in Jackie Brown.

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

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

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.

Olive Hoover is an irrepressible child beauty queen (or would-be queen) who doesn't play by your rules. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

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

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

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

Despite the undeniably awful turn her life has taken, Rachel handles herself with remarkable grace. See them in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl .

It turns out the girl of your dreams just might have dreams of her own. See them in (500) Days of Summer.

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