"The Passion of the Christ," which was directed by Mel Gibson, is focused on the final 12 hours of Jesus Christ's life. The focal point of this movie is the emotional and physical suffering that Jesus went through preceding His Crucifixion. The Latin Scripture was included to transport the audience to the period of the movie. In the scene in which Jesus is being tried, Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, says "Ecce homo, a Latin phrase that means "Behold the man." These words are found in the New Testament in John 19:5.
"The Sixth Sense" is a popular thriller released in 1999. It is about child psychologist Malcom Crowe, who tries to alleviate the problems of his patient, Cole, who sees dead people. In the movie, Cole utters a Latin expression to Malcom, "De profundis clamo ad te domine," which means "Out of the depths, I cry to you, O Lord." This phrase is the beginning of Psalm 130.
"The Matrix" is about computer programmer and hacker Thomas Anderson, whose life changes after mystifying mutineers help him discover his real character and purpose. In the movie, a significant character named The Oracle has a marble with the Latin words "Temet Nosce" engraved on it. "Temet Nosce" means "Know Thyself." This phrase, often attributed to Socrates, is echoed in Psalm 139:23-24, when David says, "Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."
"The Boondock Saints" is about two brothers who become vigilantes in Boston after unintentionally killing Russian mobsters. In one scene, the words "While the wicked stand confounded, call me with thy saints surrounded" are written on a wall. The original version of this phrase is "Confutatis maledictis, voca me cum benedictis." That comes from Thomas de Celano's Latin religious chant The Dies Irae. The song itself is a reflection on Luke 21:25-36, which is the Gospel used for the first Sunday of Advent.