Music:
Dishwalla, Goo Goo Dolls, Third Eye Blind, U2, The Calling, Matchbox 20, Gin Blossoms, Vertical Horizon, Semisonic, Cake, Collective Soul, Jason Mraz, Duncan Sheik, Sarah Mclachlan, Bryan Adams, Edwin McCain, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Oasis, Blur, Dave Matthews Band, Del Amitri...
Movies:
Shawshank Redemption, Braveheart, Lord of The Rings series, Taxi 1 & 2, Amelie, The Gladiator, Saving Pte Ryan, We Were Soldiers, The Patriot, Derek Zoolander, A Perfect World, A League of Their Own, A.I., Bicentennial Man, Memphis Belle...
Most war movies, comedies, action, real-life adaptations...
Books:
Riftwar Series, Empire Series...
Both from Raymond E. Feist