Yeah, I think ‘stuff I can’t imagine anyone not liking’ is closer to what I meant. And assume that all recommendations would be age-appropriate.
Well, geez, that’s impossible. There’s going to be a jerk in any group.
Try to hold a committee meeting under rules saying all decisions must be unanimous. It won’t succeed. You won’t even be able to end the meeting and go home, because at least one guy will vote against adjournment, too.
I interpret the idea of the thread as naming stuff that should have the widest possible appeal, stuff that, by and large, only jerks would take issue with, even if they might say, honestly, that the items aren’t to their personal taste.
There are people who don’t like opera. But we can all dismiss as jerkish anyone who insists, “Opera is not good art, ever.” So, we can name good opera here, without reservation.
The novel “A Fan’s Notes” by Frederick Exley.
Spend a lot of time down in black places, do you? 
It’s brilliant, but damn.
In terms of universal appeal, easy to start with Kind of Blue by the Miles Davis sextet.
Stephen King’s 11/22/1963. Not only is it one of King’s best, but the reader gains an incredible knowledge of early 1960’s history, which got so overshadowed by the late 60’s.
Anything by Maya Angelou. All her hype is right on the money. She was an incredible writer and wordsmith. And, as someone pointed out after reading her books on my recommendation, they are excellent reads about the civil rights movement.
Frank Miller’s “The Dark Knight Returns”. Epic, exciting, and moving.
books,
The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher
music,
the hush drops vol 1
movies,Cool Hand Luke
A lot of my pics have already been mentioned.
I’ll add the “Le Reve” and “O” Las Vegas shows.
Mozart’s 41st symphony.
Michaelanglo’s Pieta at at the Vatican and his David
The Ghent alter piece
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 3
Probably the best review of that book that could be written.
So I love the work of James Blaylock, but I also think that a lot of people would not, so I do not recommend it without reservation to anyone. His best, in my opinion, is either *The Elfin Ship *or The Last Coin, if you want to test me on that.
On the other hand, I also love *The Bridge of Birds *by Barry Hughart, and that one I think is much more generally lovable, so I do recommend that without reservation to anyone. Do yourself a favor, if you have not read it, and give it a try.
Provided that the word “anyone” is not meant to be taken literally… a medium size Calvin and Hobbes collection would be my answer. There are some Warner Brothers cartoons that would bypass language barriers – someone mentioned Road Runner. I’d put Road Runner a little further down the creative totem pole than Calvin, and might not push it on someone, but it’s pretty universally appealing.
For music, Roger Miller’s greatest hits would entertain a wide demograhic, but I’d be more likely to recomend side two of Abbey Road.
For a film, O Brother Where Art Thou? ran for long time on CMT (the Country Music station) so I’d say it offers high and low brow entertainment. And generally okay for kids or adults.