It's a very general question, and language learning is all about grading and progress.... It depends on the level of the student. There are many graded readers that take the student from the beginners' stages to more advanced. Try
http://www.penguinreaders.com/ which will give you factsheets and much more than just books.
It's the same with movies; there are many different resources on the web. Here's one interesting site for interactive use of movies in esl classroom:
http://www.eslpartyland.com/students/nov/movies.htm