Davies is a spelling variation of the patronymic English surname Davis, that means David, a Hebrew name meaning "beloved". Davies is much associated with Wales, owing to the name of its patron saint, David. Davies is also fairly widespread in the south-west of England, especially Cornwall. Davies is the 6th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.
It may refer to many people: here are some of them.
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Based on a true story in 1985. Derek is a dreamer and a loser. No matter how hard he tries he fails at everything he attempts. Determined to show the world he can succeed at something he forms an American Football team in a country dominated by Soccer, Rugby, Cricket and Fish & Chips. His desire to succeed consumes his life and he is blind to see that his success will lead to him losing everything.
Keywords: 1980s, american-football, england-uk, gridiron
In 1984 in a country dominated by Soccer, Rugby and Cricket, one man risked everything to play American Football.
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Based very loosely on Robert Ludlum's novel, the Bourne Identity is the story of a man whose wounded body is discovered by fishermen who nurse him back to health. He can remember nothing and begins to try to rebuild his memory based on clues such as the Swiss bank account, the number of which, is implanted in his hip. He soon realizes that he is being hunted and takes off with Marie on a search to find out who he is and why he is being hunted.
Keywords: 2000s, action-hero, american-abroad, amnesia, apartment, assassin, assassination, attempted-murder, bank, bank-account
Matt Damon is Jason Bourne
He was the perfect weapon until he became the target.
Bourne to survive
On June 14th, danger is Bourne.
Danger is Bourne.
Who Am I?
Wer ist Jason Bourne? (Who is Jason Bourne?)
Jason Bourne: Everything I found out, I want to forget.
Marie: I guess you're not home.
Conklin: What is the French word for "stakeout," huh?
Marie: Nobody does the right thing.
Jason Bourne: How could I forget about you? You're the only person I know.
Jason Bourne: [during a car chase] So...::Marie: What?::Jason Bourne: ...we got a bump coming up. [drives the car down a flight of stairs]
[last lines]::Marie: Do you have ID?::Jason Bourne: Not really.
Conklin: Where's your field box?::Nicolette: That's this window right here...::Conklin: Where's your field box?::Nicolette: It's right there. The system's gone haywire... Dining room window? [the power shuts down, the lights go off] It's Bourne, isn't it?
Jason Bourne: Who has a safety deposit box full of... money and six passports and a gun? Who has a bank account number in their hip? I come in here, and the first thing I'm doing is I'm catching the sightlines and looking for an exit.::Marie: I see the exit sign, too, I'm not worried. I mean, you were shot. People do all kinds of weird and amazing stuff when they are scared.::Jason Bourne: I can tell you the license plate numbers of all six cars outside. I can tell you that our waitress is left-handed and the guy sitting up at the counter weighs two hundred fifteen pounds and knows how to handle himself. I know the best place to look for a gun is the cab or the gray truck outside, and at this altitude, I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking. Now why would I know that? How can I know that and not know who I am?
Marie: ...it was amazing. It was just amazing for about three months, until it turned out that this uh, jerk, who had fronted us the lease was actually shining everyone on and... [Stops. Pause]::Jason Bourne: And what?::Marie: What do you mean, what. Listen to me; I, I've been speed talking for about sixty kilometers now. I, I talk when I'm nervous, I mean, I, I talk like this when I'm nervous. I'm gonna shut up now.
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Life is rough in the coal mines of 1876 Pennsylvania. A secret group of Irish emigrant miners, known as the Molly Maguires, fights against the cruelty of the mining company with sabotage and murder. A detective, also an Irish emigrant, is hired to infiltrate the group and report on its members. But on which side do his sympathies lie?
Keywords: 1870s, 19th-century, agent, assassination, bartender, based-on-book, betrayal, capital-punishment, clothing, coal
Miss Mary Raines: You heard what the Father said. There's no future for what you joined except hell.::Detective James McParlan: Well I'm a miner now. I'll be traveling in that direction anyway, just out of habit.
Davies: Don't get confused about which side you're on.::Detective James McParlan: I could always tell the buttered side from the dry.
Jack Kehoe: I'm thinking... you'd better be what we think you are.::Detective James McParlan: I'm what you think!::Jack Kehoe: 'Cause if you're not... there's no hole deep enough to hide this time.
Davies: Yes, I need them caught in the act... no chance of an alibi. And not just two of them. I want the organisation. I want it smashed. Any bastard who even dreams of making trouble, I want him to wake up sweating blood at what happened to the Molly Maguires. [McParlan starts to leave] Not yet! I can't send you away unmarked. [he floors McParlan with his truncheon]::Detective James McParlan: [bleeding] Well... it's a pleasure working with a man who likes his job.
Detective James McParlan: Dougherty, then? You've time enough for that. He's not hanged yet.::Jack Kehoe: You're a cool one.::Detective James McParlan: That's the difference between us, Jack.::Jack Kehoe: I have no coolness in me at all.
[Davies has given McParlan a beating, as part of his cover]::Davies: They'll respect you now. It's about the only thing they do respect round here, a blow and a hard head.
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When the director of a successful racing car company is shot dead the other directors have reason to believe their lives are at risk too. Suspect number one is an ex-employee just released from gaol who went down on their evidence.
Keywords: independent-film
Mrs. Lloyd: None of you could ever know what it means to me to sing the part. All the year its cooking and washing and mending I am, but when 'Messiah' came around I stopped being Mrs Lloyd undertaker. I was Mair Lloyd - contralto