Brief Encounter is named 'most romantic film' of all time The film, made in 1945, was named by 25 of the 101 experts surveyed, including E.L James, Zawe Ashton, Stephen Wooley and Richard Curtis. While the survey was to find best romantic film, three of the top ten feature three pairs of star-crossed lovers "not living happily ever after." Of the full top 100, blockbuster Titanic came in at number 40, while Pretty Woman managed just 46th position. Four Weddings and a Funeral placed at 76; the only Richard Curtis film to make the extensive list. Dave Calhoun, Time Out London's film editor, said: "What makes the Time Out list so exciting and unusual is that it's not just the opinion of three sun-starved film critics sitting in a darkened room and writing a list. Instead, we got off our sofas and asked 101 real experts in movies and romance for their personal take on the matter -and our top 100 romantic films reflects their very personal choices. The list in full reads: BriefEncounter (1945) Casablanca (1942) In the Mood for Love (2000) Annie Hall (1977) Harold and Maude (1971) Brokeback Mountain (2005) The Apartment (1960) A Matter of Life and Death (1946) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Punch-Drunk Love (2004)