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We here at Vulture are big fans of the animal kingdom.
We dove intothe best shark movies.
We put our fingers on thebest bug movies.
We were charmed by thebest snake movies.
We honored the mostpurr-fect movie catsand determined which ofmans best friends made for mans best films.
But, among all these animal accolades, what of our namesake?
The humble vulture, that ugly (yet noble) carrion-eating bird of prey?
Surely there must be great vulture movies, no?
Vultures are a cinema fixture of a sort.
Theyre ubiquitous in westerns, circling a soon-to-be dead cowboy stranded in the desert.
Vultures rarely get a starring role compared to dogs or cats, but there are a few examples.
So to honor our naked-necked scavenger namesakes, here are the best vulture moves we could find.
5.The Giant Claw(1957)
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Sure, youve got your dinosaurs, as seen inThe Beast From 20,000 FathomsandGodzilla.
And you’re able to make an ant scary,as seen inTHEM!.
4.Smurfs: The Lost Village(2017)
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Frankly, though, hes right to do so.
The Smurfs are so weird.
3.The Dark Crystal(1982)
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Are Skeksis, technically speaking, vultures?
We have to stan, sadly.
2.The Jungle Book(1967)
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Was Disney really going to do Ringo dirty like that?
1.Fall(2022)
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Vultures are scavengers, meaning they almost exclusively eat dead or at least dying animals.
(It doesnt.)
The bird gets its just desserts, though, when it becomes, well, desserts.
You might think that we here at Vulture would be upset to see a vulture die.
That dead vulture served a purpose, nourishing Becky with what one can only assume was parasite-ridden flesh.
We aim to serve.
