diff --git a/components/ItemGrid/MovieLibraryView.bs b/components/ItemGrid/MovieLibraryView.bs
index d4ddf9ea..d2ded4ca 100644
--- a/components/ItemGrid/MovieLibraryView.bs
+++ b/components/ItemGrid/MovieLibraryView.bs
@@ -568,22 +568,24 @@ sub onItemFocused()
 
     m.star.uri = "pkg:/images/sharp_star_white_18dp.png"
 
-    if isValid(itemData.communityRating)
-        setFieldText("communityRating", int(itemData.communityRating * 10) / 10)
-        m.communityRatingGroup.visible = true
-    end if
-
-    if isValid(itemData.CriticRating)
-        setFieldText("criticRatingLabel", itemData.criticRating)
-
-        tomato = "pkg:/images/rotten.png"
-
-        if itemData.CriticRating > 60
-            tomato = "pkg:/images/fresh.png"
+    if m.global.session.user.settings["ui.movies.showRatings"]
+        if isValid(itemData.communityRating)
+            setFieldText("communityRating", int(itemData.communityRating * 10) / 10)
+            m.communityRatingGroup.visible = true
         end if
 
-        m.criticRatingIcon.uri = tomato
-        m.criticRatingGroup.visible = true
+        if isValid(itemData.CriticRating)
+            setFieldText("criticRatingLabel", itemData.criticRating)
+
+            tomato = "pkg:/images/rotten.png"
+
+            if itemData.CriticRating > 60
+                tomato = "pkg:/images/fresh.png"
+            end if
+
+            m.criticRatingIcon.uri = tomato
+            m.criticRatingGroup.visible = true
+        end if
     end if
 
     if isValid(itemData.Name)
diff --git a/components/movies/MovieDetails.bs b/components/movies/MovieDetails.bs
index 9cc79d80..11c92765 100644
--- a/components/movies/MovieDetails.bs
+++ b/components/movies/MovieDetails.bs
@@ -76,23 +76,25 @@ sub itemContentChanged()
         m.infoGroup.removeChild(m.top.findNode("officialRating"))
     end if
 
-    if itemData.communityRating <> invalid
-        setFieldText("communityRating", int(itemData.communityRating * 10) / 10)
-        m.top.findNode("communityRatingGroup").visible = "true"
-    else
-        ' hide the star icon
-        m.infoGroup.removeChild(m.top.findNode("communityRatingGroup"))
-    end if
-
-    if itemData.CriticRating <> invalid
-        setFieldText("criticRatingLabel", itemData.criticRating)
-        if itemData.CriticRating > 60
-            tomato = "pkg:/images/fresh.png"
+    if m.global.session.user.settings["ui.movies.showRatings"]
+        if isValid(itemData.communityRating)
+            setFieldText("communityRating", int(itemData.communityRating * 10) / 10)
         else
-            tomato = "pkg:/images/rotten.png"
+            m.infoGroup.removeChild(m.top.findNode("communityRatingGroup"))
+        end if
+        if isValid(itemData.CriticRating)
+            setFieldText("criticRatingLabel", itemData.criticRating)
+            if itemData.CriticRating > 60
+                tomato = "pkg:/images/fresh.png"
+            else
+                tomato = "pkg:/images/rotten.png"
+            end if
+            m.top.findNode("criticRatingIcon").uri = tomato
+        else
+            m.infoGroup.removeChild(m.top.findNode("criticRatingGroup"))
         end if
-        m.top.findNode("criticRatingIcon").uri = tomato
     else
+        m.infoGroup.removeChild(m.top.findNode("communityRatingGroup"))
         m.infoGroup.removeChild(m.top.findNode("criticRatingGroup"))
     end if
 
diff --git a/components/movies/MovieDetails.xml b/components/movies/MovieDetails.xml
index 2d642c15..a82a43ac 100644
--- a/components/movies/MovieDetails.xml
+++ b/components/movies/MovieDetails.xml
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
           <Label id="releaseYear" />
           <Label id="runtime" />
           <Label id="officialRating" />
-          <LayoutGroup id="communityRatingGroup" layoutDirection="horiz" itemSpacings="[-5]" visible="false">
+          <LayoutGroup id="communityRatingGroup" layoutDirection="horiz" itemSpacings="[-5]">
             <Poster id="star" uri="pkg:/images/sharp_star_white_18dp.png" height="32" width="32" blendColor="#cb272a" />
             <Label id="communityRating" />
           </LayoutGroup>
-          <LayoutGroup layoutDirection="horiz" itemSpacings="[-5]" id="criticRatingGroup">
+          <LayoutGroup id="criticRatingGroup" layoutDirection="horiz" itemSpacings="[-5]">
             <Poster id="criticRatingIcon" height="32" width="32" />
             <Label id="criticRatingLabel" />
           </LayoutGroup>
diff --git a/locale/en_US/translations.ts b/locale/en_US/translations.ts
index 4236b0c3..8ae2cb15 100644
--- a/locale/en_US/translations.ts
+++ b/locale/en_US/translations.ts
@@ -1256,5 +1256,15 @@
             <translation>... (Press * to read more)</translation>
             <extracomment>Ellipsis Text for when text overflows its container</extracomment>
         </message>
+        <message>
+            <source>Community and Critical Ratings</source>
+            <translation>Community and Critical Ratings</translation>
+            <extracomment>User Setting - Setting title</extracomment>
+        </message>
+        <message>
+            <source>Ratings for how good a movie is</source>
+            <translation>Ratings for how good a movie is</translation>
+            <extracomment>User Setting - Setting description</extracomment>
+        </message>
     </context>
 </TS>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/settings/settings.json b/settings/settings.json
index 818ad850..d5b67399 100644
--- a/settings/settings.json
+++ b/settings/settings.json
@@ -335,6 +335,13 @@
                                         "id": "MoviesGrid"
                                     }
                                 ]
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "title": "Community and Critical Ratings",
+                                "description": "Ratings for how good a movie is.",
+                                "settingName": "ui.movies.showRatings",
+                                "type": "bool",
+                                "default": "true"
                             }
                         ]
                     },