Prison Riot

A Prison is a place for violent people, and Prisons Are Gymnasiums, so in fiction, riots are natural. The Hero usually plays a One-Man Army. Convicts and guards are usually Color Coded for Your Convenience. Riots are usually a cover-up for a Great Escape. Related to The Mutiny.

Film

 * Amistad, on a slaveship/PrisonShip.
 * Blood In Blood Out
 * Face Off, following Get Into Jail Free.
 * The Last Castle

Live-Action TV

 * Prison Break
 * Roots, on the slaveship/PrisonShip.
 * Prison riots are a constant threat in Oz. One erupts in the first season finale "A game of Checkers".

Video Games

 * Batman: Arkham Asylum
 * Splinter Cell Double Agent, as a cover-up for the Great Escape