Anime recommendations for a beginner?

[Zarkho]

I'll just post the absolute bests:

Movies (Order doesn't represent quality):

1. Ghost in the Shell
2. Millennium Actress
3. Ninja Scroll
4. Akira
5. Sword of the Stranger
6. Mononoke Hime

Series:

1. Elfen Lied
2. Basilisk
3. Paranoia Agent
4. Samurai Champloo
5. Hellsing