So who is to blame about the woeful state of western society and how are we going to extract ourselves from the economic mire?
Ross Ashcroft reckons he has the answers, thanks to contributions to his film from 23 international thinkers, government advisors and Wall Street money men.
Their soundbites add up to the fact that in the 20th century nothing was learned from previous history.
In fact, Ashcroft rather cleverly compares the west in today's society to the Roman Empire.
He talks about the cycles of an empire and how what is happening in the west mirrors what has happened to previous empires as they were collapsing.
I saw Four Horsemen through a film industry website which has now allowed me to be a member (I have to say it has made finding more obscure films a great deal easier).
On the site is a director's statement and with it Ashcroft says that he told his team: "We're going to make a truthful cinematic feature documentary without 'anyone upstairs' telling us what we can or can't say.
"We're going to tell it as it is and not dumb it down.''
In 2007 when he first had the concept of the movie 'anyone upstairs' may have, indeed, been upset by the tacit allegations of corruption by big business, banks and politicians within this movie.
In  the meantime, however, all three must have developed hides as thick as rhinos' because there have been a rush of films pointing the finger straight at them.
Last year's The Inside Job and Michael Moore's Capitalism, A Love Story not only did it effectively, they also did it in an accessible style.
Ashcroft certainly doesn't dumb down his analysis but in doing so has created a film which does in parts seem too cerebral.
Ok, you may just think I'm thick but I struggled with the analysis of neo-classical economics (it seemed far too much like a seminar at Wolves Polytechnic circa 1980).
Obviously, I was much more at home with the comparison of high-earning celebrities and the richly paid chariot drivers in ancient Rome (I particularly liked the cartoon-like drawings!).
There is much to recommend about Four Horsemen, not least that its critiques of capitalism come from those who support a capitalist agenda.
It was worth watching for a few new ideas but I couldn't help thinking that it followed too easily in the footsteps of its predecessors.
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 6.5/10