Some of my favorite books would include- Ender's Game, The Dresden
File Books by Jim Butcher, Game of Thrones, The Book of the Unknown
by Jonathan Keats, Illusions-Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, The
Aloysius Pendergast books by Douglas Preston and Lincoln
Child.
Books I've also read but I wouldn't consider myself a huge fanatic
over- Hunger Games, Dune, The Eight, Blood Sucking Fiends- A love
story, and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
I'm currently I'm in the middle of reading a few books- American
Gods, Clash of Kings, as well as Side Jobs. I do not advise reading
several books at once, it can get confusing at times.
My favorite movies include V for Vendetta, Cabin in the Woods,
Serenity, Spanglish, Ghost Town (the one with Ricky Gervais),
Prince of Egypt, Life is Beautiful, along with a number of other
foreign or independent movies.