May I please have some recommendations for a favorite book or film?

I’ve always loved getting recommendations. For anything, really. There’s been other questions here on fluther, where people are giving some really interesting answers. I’m asking for books or movies that people think were just plain awesome. Personal classics, maybe. Something that resonated with you for one reason or another.
It’d help to give me a small discription or link to a website so I can get a good understanding of them. It’d be mucho appreciated.