Anyone mentioned It's Alive yet? Certainly not a top tenner, but any film that wrings pathos for a rubber mutant baby in a final shoot out in the LA sewers deserves consideration. The lead actors play it straight which helps a lot and the whole thing has a somewhat unique atmosphere somewhere between kitchen sink and grind house (Deathdream - another contender, is similar) First sequel also good, but part 3 stinks.
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