And I will always recommend Silence of the Lambs to those that can handle it.
Yes. Great choice. Also on my list.
Most of the time I like to know what someone's tastes generally are before I recommend anything. But I have some stand-bys I like to throw at people:
Pan's Labyrinth
Good for anyone who likes fantasy or fairy tales or something on the darker side of things. Really pretty movie, good story, good characters. Easy to get sucked into it.
The Fall
Like Pany's Labyrinth, a beautiful movie which is great for people who like fairy tales and fantastical stories. It's really just a weird, beautiful movie unlike many others.
The Fifth Element
For fun, schlocky, wacky, popcorn scifi movie.
Dirty Pretty Things
Lots of actors I like, intense kind of movie. Good for someone who likes something with a little grit, but doesn't care for violence.
The Princess Bride
Like, the classic 80s fantasy movie for someone has never seen a classic 80s fantasy movie.
Wall-E
My favorite among the Pixar movies. I'm sure plenty most people have seen it though, but I still love it and recommend it to people if I've heard they haven't seen it.
Pacific Rim
This is a kind of niche movie so I'd have to have a good idea of what kind of taste someone has because, say, if you didn't like The Fifth Element or Pan's Labyrinth I don't think you'd like this movie.
And I don't really have many television recommendations except to say that
Veronica Mars is one of the best things that has even been shown on TV.