SimilarScreen
The Giant Claw

The Giant Claw

Flying beast out of prehistoric skies!

19574.81h 14m

Overview

Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.

Directed by Fred F. Sears
Written by Paul Gangelin, Samuel Newman
Produced by Sam Katzman
0

Top Cast

Jeff Morrow

Jeff Morrow

Mitchell 'Mitch' MacAfee

Mara Corday

Mara Corday

Sally Caldwell

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Lt. Gen. Edward Considine

Louis Merrill

Louis Merrill

Pierre Broussard

Edgar Barrier

Edgar Barrier

Dr. Karol Noymann

Robert Shayne

Robert Shayne

Gen. Van Buskirk

F

Frank Griffin

Pete - Pilot

Clark Howat

Clark Howat

Maj. Bergen

Morgan Jones

Morgan Jones

Lieutenant, Radar Officer

B

Benjie Bancroft

Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

canadamonsterpanicgiant birdufospaceblack and whiteunited nationsalien monsterfrench canadian

About The Giant Claw

The Giant Claw is a science fiction, horror film released in 1957 exploring themes of canada, monster, panic, giant bird, ufo, space. Directed by Fred F. Sears, it stars Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday, Morris Ankrum. Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.

Movies Similar to The Giant Claw

Discover titles like The Giant Claw — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to The Giant Claw

If you enjoyed The Giant Claw, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of The Giant Claw.

Them!
31% Match

Them!(1954)

Movie6.8/10

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.

The Blob
30% Match

The Blob(1958)

Movie6.2/10

A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, Steve and Jane witness the blob destroying an elderly man, then it growing to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave refuses to believe the kids without proof.

The X from Outer Space
30% Match

The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched from FAFC headquarters in Japan to make a landing on the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As they near the red planet, they encounter a mysterious UFO that coats the ship's hull with unusual spores. Taking one of the specimens back to earth, it soon develops and grows into a giant chicken-lizard-alien monster that tramples Japan.

The Cyclops
30% Match

A test pilot is missing and a search party is sent out in the jungles of Mexico; however, while searching they uncover a monster in the jungle who became this way due to a dose of radioactivity.

Return of the Fly
29% Match

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. However, their experiments have disastrous results, turning Philippe into a horrible half-man, half-fly creature.

Alien: Romulus
27% Match

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

The Ghost of Frankenstein
24% Match

Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.

Alien
23% Match

Alien(1979)

Movie8.2/10

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

Alien: Covenant
23% Match

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.